ACARA Digital Technologies Years 9–10 — Testing and Validating Programs
Proving a program works by testing it properly.
Modules (84)
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What it means to validate an algorithm or program
2
Test cases: input, expected output, actual output
3
Working out the expected output before you run the code
4
Choosing a range of test data
5
Normal test data
6
Boundary test values
7
Abnormal test data
8
Extreme data compared with boundary data
9
Suggesting test data for a range check
10
Constructing test data for validation checks
11
Suggesting test data for length, presence and format checks
12
Edge cases with lists and strings
13
Testing compound conditions with and, or, not
14
Choosing test data for an algorithm
15
Test coverage of branches and loops
16
Dry run of an algorithm
17
Trace Tables
18
Setting up the variable columns of a trace table
19
Tracing assignments and arithmetic
20
Tracing an IF statement
21
Tracing a FOR loop
22
Tracing WHILE and REPEAT loops
23
Tracing counting and totalling
24
Tracing nested loops
25
Tracing a program that calls a function
26
Truth tables for AND, OR and NOT
27
Tracing a flowchart with test values
28
Completing a full trace table for a dry run
29
Checking a trace against the real program output
30
Comparison Operators
31
Boolean Logic
32
If Statements
33
elif Statements
34
range()
35
While Loops
36
Lists – Creation
37
Lists – Indexing
38
Functions – Defining
39
Functions – Return Values
40
Type Conversion
41
Counters and totals in a Python loop
42
Tuples – Basics
43
Tuples – Operations
44
Existence checking in code
45
Type checking in code
46
Range checking in code
47
Error Handling – try/except basics
48
Input validation with a while loop
49
Combining validation checks in a validation function
50
Test table layout
51
Recording actual results and a pass or fail verdict
52
Writing a test plan from requirements
53
Writing test cases before the code
54
Testing a Python program with test cases
55
Testing a program that uses input()
56
Storing test cases as a list of tuples
57
Looping through test cases and printing PASS or FAIL
58
Testing a function with assert
59
Testing decimal results with round()
60
Testing that invalid input is rejected
61
Testing one module in isolation
62
Judging whether a set of test cases is enough
63
Checking a solution against the requirements
64
Writing a test report conclusion
65
Finding errors in an algorithm
66
Reading an error message and traceback
67
Runtime errors in Python
68
Runtime error: index out of range
69
Runtime error: type mismatch
70
Runtime error: divide by zero
71
Logic errors in Python
72
Error: wrong relational operator
73
Error: wrong loop bounds
74
Error: variable not set to zero first
75
Using a trace table to find an error
76
Debugging with print()
77
Debugging a program with print() and trace tables
78
Setting a breakpoint
79
Stepping through code and watching variables
80
Commenting out code to isolate a bug
81
Suggesting a correction
82
Recording corrections in a testing table
83
Retesting everything after a fix
84
Modifying an existing program
Smaller journeys, one per content description
The same modules, split up so a class can take just the content description it's working on.
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ACARA 9-10 Digital Technologies: Test cases and choosing test data — AC9TDI10P05, AC9TDI10P06
Students learn what it means to validate a program and how to design test cases using normal, boundary, invalid and edge-case data that cover every branch and loop.
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ACARA 9-10 Digital Technologies: Tracing algorithms by hand — AC9TDI10P05, AC9TDI10P06
Students use trace tables, flowcharts and dry runs to follow sequences, selection, loops and function calls and predict the output before running the code.
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ACARA 9-10 Digital Technologies: Python skills refresher for testing — AC9TDI10P07, AC9TDI10P09
Students revise the Python building blocks (conditions, loops, lists, functions, type conversion and tuples) that they need to write and test programs.
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ACARA 9-10 Digital Technologies: Writing input validation in Python — AC9TDI10P07, AC9TDI10P09
Students write existence, type and range checks, handle errors with try/except and combine them into reusable validation functions that keep bad data out of a program.
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ACARA 9-10 Digital Technologies: Test tables, test plans and Python test harnesses — AC9TDI10P05, AC9TDI10P06
Students plan and record tests in test tables, automate them in Python with tuples, loops and assert, and judge whether their testing is enough and report a conclusion.
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ACARA 9-10 Digital Technologies: Debugging and retesting programs — AC9TDI10P05, AC9TDI10P06, AC9TDI10P07, AC9TDI10P09
Students find and fix runtime and logic errors using error messages, trace tables, print statements and breakpoints, then retest the fix and modify programs safely.
Printables for this journey
Every module above has its own free printable worksheet with an answer key. These crosswords and word searches cover the same terms:
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Python Crossword: Control Flow (Modules 11–20)
10 clues · Type Conversion, Comparison Operators, Boolean Logic, If Statements and more
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Python Crossword: Functions (Modules 21–30)
10 clues · range(), Error Handling – try/except basics, break and continue, Functions – Defining and more
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Python Crossword: Data Structures (Modules 31–40)
10 clues · String Methods (upper, lower, replace…), String Formatting (.format()), Lists – Creation, Lists – Indexing and more
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Python Crossword: Advanced (Modules 51–63)
10 clues · OOP – Methods, OOP – String Representation (__str__), OOP – Practical Application, OOP – Class Variables vs Instance Variables and more
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Python Word Search: Getting Started and Control Flow (Modules 1–20)
22 words to find · print() function, input() function, Comments, Variables and more
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Python Word Search: Functions and Data Structures (Modules 21–40)
20 words to find · range(), Error Handling – try/except basics, break and continue, Functions – Defining and more
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Python Word Search: Advanced (Modules 41–63)
20 words to find · Sets – Operations, Nested Lists, Lists + Dictionaries, File Operations – Open and more
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VCE Pseudocode Crossword: if-then-else block to Reading and tracing complex pseudocode (Modules 11–28)
10 clues · if-then-else block, else if: chained selection, for loop: for i from 1 to n, Nested for loops and more
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VCE Pseudocode Word Search: What is Pseudocode to Reading and tracing complex pseudocode (Modules 1–28)
20 words to find · What is Pseudocode, Pseudocode Writing Conventions, Variable Assignment: x <- value, input keyword and more
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Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Building visual programs and Evaluating digital solutions and their impact (Modules 61–74)
10 clues · Using a variable as a counter in a loop, Decisions inside loops in a visual program, Building a button with 'when this sprite clicked', Switching screens with backdrops and show/hide and more
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Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions Word Search: Designing user interfaces to Evaluating digital solutions and their impact (Modules 41–74)
20 words to find · Communicating a design to others, Evaluating an interface design, Modifying an interface design, The visual programming editor: stage, sprites and scripts and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Requirements and design tools to Naming conventions and internal documentation (Modules 10–47)
10 clues · Data dictionary, Writing a data dictionary entry, Designing classes with a class diagram, Object descriptions and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Data sources and files to Graphical user interfaces (Modules 114–124)
10 clues · Reading an XML file with ElementTree, Validation: why data is checked on entry, Types of validation check, Existence checking in code and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Searching and sorting algorithms and Errors and debugging (Modules 156–166)
10 clues · Comparing searching and sorting algorithms, Applying an algorithm to a task, Logic errors in Python, Runtime errors in Python and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Errors and debugging and Testing modules (Modules 168–177)
10 clues · Debugging a program with print() and trace tables, Setting a breakpoint, Stepping through code and watching variables, Tracing nested loops and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Testing modules and Artificial intelligence in programming (Modules 178–193)
10 clues · Testing one module in isolation, Modifying an existing program, Emerging trend: AI code generation tools, Writing a prompt to generate code and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Requirements and design tools to Pseudocode (Modules 10–71)
21 words to find · Data dictionary, Writing a data dictionary entry, Designing classes with a class diagram, Object descriptions and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Data sources and files to Object-oriented programming (Modules 114–141)
20 words to find · Reading an XML file with ElementTree, Validation: why data is checked on entry, Types of validation check, Existence checking in code and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Object-oriented programming to Errors and debugging (Modules 142–166)
20 words to find · OOP principle: inheritance, Calling the parent __init__ with super(), Linear search in Python, Binary search in Python and more
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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Errors and debugging to Artificial intelligence in programming (Modules 168–193)
20 words to find · Debugging a program with print() and trace tables, Setting a breakpoint, Stepping through code and watching variables, Tracing nested loops and more
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VCE Software Development U4O1 Crossword: Code repositories, APIs, libraries and AI assistants to Beta testing (Modules 125–171)
10 clues · Keeping API keys secure, Validation versus verification, Alpha testing, Commenting out code to isolate a bug and more
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VCE Software Development U4O1 Word Search: Code repositories, APIs, libraries and AI assistants to Beta testing (Modules 115–171)
22 words to find · Branches and merging, What a library is: standard vs third-party, Random numbers with import random, The math module and more
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Years 7–8 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Designing and tracing algorithms to Evaluating digital solutions (Modules 50–125)
10 clues · Choosing test data for an algorithm, Storyboarding a user's path through a system, Comparing alternative designs with a criteria table, Running a Python program and more
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Years 7–8 Creating Digital Solutions Word Search: Defining and decomposing problems to Evaluating digital solutions (Modules 3–125)
21 words to find · Interviewing a user, Decomposing a problem into sub-problems, Decomposition diagrams, Non-functional requirements and more
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Years 9–10 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Defining and decomposing problems to Evaluating solutions, impact and innovation (Modules 6–132)
10 clues · Decomposing a problem into a hierarchy chart, Prioritising requirements, Truth tables for AND, OR and NOT, Logical operators in a flowchart decision and more
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Years 9–10 Creating Digital Solutions Word Search: Defining and decomposing problems to Evaluating solutions, impact and innovation (Modules 6–132)
20 words to find · Decomposing a problem into a hierarchy chart, Prioritising requirements, Truth tables for AND, OR and NOT, Logical operators in a flowchart decision and more
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IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 Crossword: 7a Program Development Life Cycle (Modules 71–82)
10 clues · Normal test data, Abnormal test data, Extreme test data, Boundary test data and more
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IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 Crossword: 7a Program Development Life Cycle (Modules 83–92)
10 clues · Recording user prompts and INPUT values in a trace table, Tracing assignments and arithmetic, Tracing an IF statement, Tracing a FOR loop and more
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IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 Crossword: 7c Pseudocode and Flowcharts (Modules 232–241)
10 clues · Explaining a flowchart, Finding errors in an algorithm, Error: = used instead of ←, Error: missing ENDIF, NEXT, ENDWHILE or UNTIL and more
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IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 Crossword: 7c Pseudocode and Flowcharts (Modules 242–253)
10 clues · Error: wrong data type or undeclared variable, Errors in a flowchart, Suggesting a correction, Totalling in pseudocode and more
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IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 Crossword: 8.1c Procedures and Functions (Modules 419–428)
10 clues · Common mistakes when calling procedures and functions, Choosing a procedure or a function for a task, Local variables, Global variables and more
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IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 Word Search: 7a Program Development Life Cycle (Modules 71–92)
21 words to find · Normal test data, Abnormal test data, Extreme test data, Boundary test data and more
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IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 Word Search: 7c Pseudocode and Flowcharts (Modules 232–253)
21 words to find · Explaining a flowchart, Finding errors in an algorithm, Error: = used instead of ←, Error: missing ENDIF, NEXT, ENDWHILE or UNTIL and more
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IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 Word Search: 8.1c Procedures and Functions (Modules 419–438)
21 words to find · Common mistakes when calling procedures and functions, Choosing a procedure or a function for a task, Local variables, Global variables and more
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Crossword: Algorithms with Logical Operators and Testing and Validating Programs (Modules 536–590)
10 clues · Choosing test data for compound conditions, What it means to validate an algorithm or program, Working out the expected output before you run the code, Edge cases with lists and strings and more
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Crossword: Testing and Validating Programs (Modules 591–622)
10 clues · Writing a test plan from requirements, Writing test cases before the code, Testing a program that uses input(), Storing test cases as a list of tuples and more
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Word Search: Algorithms with Logical Operators and Testing and Validating Programs (Modules 536–622)
20 words to find · Choosing test data for compound conditions, What it means to validate an algorithm or program, Working out the expected output before you run the code, Edge cases with lists and strings and more
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